Four Die In Baltimore Ship Fire On Chesapeake Bay
A Baltimore liner fire on Chesapeake Bay killed four and left three missing. Survivors recount early flames erupting within minutes, lifeboats delayed, and desperate rescues as crowds on shore aided by boats. Names include J R Pot and H Paige among the dead or missing, with Cy Haynie listed as an oilier.
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Chesapeake Bay
J. R. Pot
Creew
H. Paige
Cy Haynie
Worfolk
William Elecka
United States
August Elecka
Bayside
Coast Guard
Richard B. Wysong
William D. Lanner
Aiken
Weather outlook for Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia
Weather summary reports generally fair conditions for Tennessee and Kentucky with isolated thundershowers Saturday afternoon and little temperature change. Virginia interior fair with likely showers tonight and Saturday and mild temperature fluctuations.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Fear 23 Killed When Spanish Vessel Sunk
Nimes France July 30 Four officers and men died when the Spanish freighter Andutz Mendi was shelled by unidentified submarines off Le Grau du Roi. Captain Obdulio Castel and 10 crew reached shore in a small boat. 63 crew members remained missing. The master said submarines took part in the attack at dusk. radio was disabled, and machine gun fire swept the dock. The Andutz Mendi was reportedly carrying refugees from Valencia to Marseille. The incident is described as ongoing.
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France
Fi— Four
Andutz-Mendi
Obdulio Castel
Valencia
Marseille
le Grau du’ Roi
Casvel
Andutz- Mendi
Mediterranean
Japanese Cabinet Studies War Plan
Tokyo reports the Japanese cabinet met in secret to approve second steps in the undeclared war with China. Premier Konoye briefed Emperor Hirohito after the session as fighting rages in north China. Dispatches say Japanese Marines with destroyer support seized Taku, with a Chinese gunboat sunk.
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James 4. Mills
Tokyo
China
North China
Fumimaro Konoye
Imperial Palace
Hirohito
Minister and officials back Powhatan whipping posts
In Powhatan Ohio a minister and two city officials endorsed Marshal Edward Carpenter's five year public square whipping for youthful delinquents. They praised the plan as a revival of the whipping post and noted a nearly 60 percent drop in juvenile delinquency since its implementation, citing a local incident of barrel justice.
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Powhatan
Ohio
Nestor
Marshal Edward Carpenter
Carpenter
R Vernon C. Tyree
St. Clairsville
John Gendébue
Harry le Albright
Wage Hour Plan Wins AFL Backing in Senate Push
Washington July 30 William Green of the American Federation of Labor sent a letter urging the Senate to pass the administration wage hour bill rather than recommit it. Some AFL leaders favored delaying action, while McCarran disclosed Green’s letter to Black and noted labor’s desire to see passage to prompt changes in the House. Continued on page three.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Senate
John P. Frey
Federation
Metal Trades Department
Green
Congress
Black
DeAla
Senate Labor Committee
Frey
McQarran
D.-Nev
Alabama
McCarran
Middlesboro Wins TVA Power Contract in Kentucky
Middlesboro Kentucky will receive electricity from the Tennessee Valley Authority becoming the first Kentucky city to contract TVA power. Mayor Ike Ginsberg signed the deal with resale to residents at low TVA-influenced rates after a $176000 municipal bond issue for a TVA powered distribution system. A 55 mile line from Norris Dam will deliver the power.
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Middlesboro
Kentucky
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA Power
Kentucky Utilities Company
Ike Ginsberg
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
TVA
Ginsberg
Norris Dam
Strike Threatens Big Jack Overall Plant in Bristol
Special to The Times reports a 4 p.m. CIO meeting of Big Jack Overall workers in Bristol to decide on a strike after the company allegedly agreed to CIO recognition as sole bargaining agent. CIO officials deny or confirm the contract claim as a closed session for plant employees only.
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Bristol
Upper East
Tennessee
CIO
Big Jack Overall
Gental
Big Jack
Labor Organization
Garment Workers Union
Garment Workers Union of the
Biz Jack
Col. C. L. Kidd
Bradley
Allen
Canferi
Senators withhold support for new Interstate Commerce nominee
Washington July 30 Senators from Tennessee disclosed they had not recommended Johan Lenzie Rogers for the Interstate Commerce Commission seat to replace Hugh M. Tate. Rogers has long tied to the commission and heads its motor carriers bureau. McKellar aides said no decision on confirmation. Senator Berry said he was advised Rogers.
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Washington
Tennessee
Johan Lenzie Rogers
Roosevelt
Hugh M. Tate
Knoxville
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rogers
Leornt
Kenneth McKellar
Nathan L. Bachman
Commission
Motor Carriers Bureau
McKellar
George L. Berry
Airport To Open Aug 16 At McKellar Field In Kingsport
Colonel Harry S Berry WPA director announced McKellar Airport a $700000 Sullivan County project will be ready for service on August 16 with formal opening in early September after Labor Day. Berry plus Rhee Crawford and Hobart Grea inspected the five mile south of Blountville field and touted its national standing and unrivaled facilities.
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Harry S. Berry
WPA
McKellar
Sullivan County
Col. Berry
Kingsport
Knoxville
Rhee Crawford
Hobart Grea
McKellar Airport
J. Fred Johnson
J. Fred Johnson, Chairman of the General Airport Committee
Peasan
Blountville
Italy pledges Spain aid stance renews British trust
London reports Viscount Cranborne told the house of commons Italy had renewed its pledge to respect Spain's territorial integrity amid Spain's civil war. The under secretary spoke as a non intervention sub committee eyed Britain’s plan to keep hands off Spain. Foreign Secretary Eden resisted Labour calls to reconvene parliament over belligerent rights for Spanish insurgents.
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Viscount Cranborne
House of Commons
Italy
Great Britain
Spain
Lord Cranborne
Mediterranean
Reginald Fletcher
Liborite M. P
Britain
Anthony Eden
Clement R. Attlee
Labor
Wage-Hour Bill Amended in Senate Action
Washington July 30 The senate voted to day to eliminate all employers of 10 or less persons from the administrations wage hour bill creating a carve out that narrows the bill scope and impacts small business compliance.
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Washington
Senate
Japs Renew Attack On Tientsin As City Is Bombed
Japanese artillery and air forces resumed shelling and bombing of Chinese districts in Tientsin, targeting areas savaged a day earlier as the assault intensified amid ongoing fighting and destruction.
Frenchmen to Die at Hendaye for Plot to Spread Disease
Spanish insurgent authorities report a military court condemned two French men to death for plotting to spread disease in insurgent territory near the Franco-Spanish frontier. The July 30 dispatch notes the swift trial and execution sentence amid ongoing hostilities.
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Hendaye
Wisconsin Professor Fails Escape From Wife Again
Mrs. Wil lam Bliery Leonard, 29, fled from the “phobic prison” of her 61-year-old husband, a University of Wisconsin poet professor in Madison. The man’s fear of travel confines him to a small area near the university. Central Pres
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University of Wisconsin
University At Madison, Wis. Central Pres
Roosevelt says Far East war disturbing and
President Roosevelt called the Far Eastern situation very disturbing and said he would monitor developments over the weekend. At a Friday press conference he noted coded wireless messages about Americans in China. He may spend two or three days at Hyde Park next week depending on Congress and could cruise on the Potomac if possible, returning to the White House by Sunday noon.
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Roosevelt
State Department
China
Hyde Park
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Murphy
White House
U S star marries English earl in London
Virginia Cherrill American actress and Francis Child Villiers ninth Earl of Jersey wed at the Chelsea registry office. The former Cary Grant spouse leaves acting. they plan to live in London. The ceremony ends her acting career and signals a new household life away from Osterley Park.
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Virginia Cherrill
Earl of
Jersey
Cary Grant
Charlie Chaplin
City Lights
Britain
Francis Child Villers
Chelsea
Carthage
Earl of Jersey
Viscount Grandison
Viscount Villiers
Baron Hood
Lenden Farm Street
Osterley Park
Grant
Patricia Kenneth Richards
Senate moves to shelve wage and hour bill in adjournment bid
Washington July 30 The fate of the congressional adjournment hinged on a powerful Senate push to send the administration wage and hour bill back to committee. If recommitted, lawmakers warned, other legislation could stall and Congress would adjourn swiftly.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Bll
American Federation of Labor
Itar
Barkely
Offer Rebuttal At Ford Hearing
A temporary agreement ended today as a one day wildcat bus strike in Detroit prompted a National Labor Relations Board rebuttal hearing. NLRB witnesses aim to show Ford instigated May 26 disorders coerced workers and encouraged a company union amid broader AFL CIO labor activity across Pittsburgh Buffalo and New York districts.
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National Labor Relations Board
Ford Company
Pittsburgh
Glen W. McCabe
Federation of
Flat Glass Workers
COLO
Buffalo
N.Y
AFL
Washington
Senate
Greater New York
CIO
AF. of L
Avex Hosiery Company
Philadelphia
Strife Near Peiping as Chinese Central Army Moves
Heavy artillery fire Southwest of Peiping at Yenching University endangers five women and three men including President J L Stuart who refused to evacuate. Chinese forces move to relieve Japanese pressure in North China as fighting resumes around the ancient capital. Japanese air and ground operations increase. new airfield built between Peiping and hills. Tokyo demands attack if central Chinese army advances. Tientsin bombardment continues with Chinese gains not pressed.
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Yenching University
China
Wanninghsien
29Th
West Bank
Chiang Kai-Shek
Peking
Nanking
Peiping
Hirohito
Taku
Tientsin
Tokyo
Japan
Socallers Demilitarized Zone
GOAT Credit for Curbing Statewide Mishaps
Nashville July 30 A goats safety program praised by highway department officials for lowering accident totals across Tennessee. John Craig head of safety devised the plan and offers a prize system rewarding best and worst safety records among divisions. The goat is kept by Craig as the program’s mascot amid ongoing improvements.
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Highway Department
John Craig
Craig
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